Charles Tait Graves, Wilson Sonsini. “Trade Secrets”
How well do you understand trade secrets? A vital form of intellectual property protection in the life sciences, a comprehensive understanding of trade secrets is essential for early-stage companies. On Wednesday, February 26th, we’ll do a deep dive into everything you need to know about this topic. How can you best protect your technology? How can you prevent risks when hiring new talent? What mistakes have other companies made and how can you learn from them? How do you handle trade secrets when pitching investors?
This informative seminar will be led by Charles Tait Graves, partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in San Francisco, where he has practiced trade secret law since 2000. He has taught a course on trade secret law at UC Law, San Francisco since 2009. Tait has been involved in several precedent-setting and influential trade secret cases. He has also published a number of widely-cited articles in the field.ollit anim id est laborum.
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About the Speaker
Charles Tait Graves
Charles Tait Graves litigates trade secret disputes and provides intellectual property counseling on complex trade secret matters. Few globally have similar depth, experience, and insight in this area.
Tait is renowned for his focus on trade secret law. For more than two decades, he has handled countless trade secret matters in Silicon Valley and around the country. He is often hired for the most difficult cases, including jury trials. He has secured defense verdicts in jury and bench trials and eliminated a large number of cases through motion practice. He also frequently writes and lectures in the field. A number of his ideas and approaches have been adopted in important court rulings that have set new precedent in California and influenced the practice of trade secret law nationwide.
Tait has served on the firm’s major leadership committees for over a decade. He was on the firm’s Board of Directors from 2021-2024, was chair of the Board Nominating Committee in 2024, has been co-leader of the firm’s IP litigation group since 2019, has served on the firm’s Compensation Committee several years, and was co-chair of the Member Nominating Committee from 2016-2018.
